%0 Journal Article %T Metabolic Disease Epidemics: Emerging Challenges in Regenerative Medicine %J - %D 2019 %R https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tem.2019.01.001 %X The interplay between cell/tissue damage caused by metabolic dysfunction and regenerative potential remains elusive. The tissue engineering and regenerative medicine (TERM) field is now facing a worldwide epidemic of obesity. This Forum article uncovers prospective questions to be addressed in TERM toward the development of effective regenerative therapies adjusted to these new demands %U https://www.cell.com/trends/endocrinology-metabolism/fulltext/S1043-2760(19)30001-3